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(Model.)

J. B. S ULGROVB.

HARNESS SADDLE.

Patented Sept; 18, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH B. SULGROVE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T MARY L. SULGROVE, OF SAME PLAGE.

HAR N ESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFIGATION forxfiing part 0f Letters Patent N0. 285,177, dated September 18, 1883.

Application fi1eil April 21, 1se3. (Model.)

T0 all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. SULGROVE, a citizen o f the United States, residing ab Indianapolis, in the county 0f Marion, State 0f Indiana, have invented a 11ew and useful Improvernent in Harness-Saddles, 0f w]1i eh the following is a specification.

My invention relates 130 improvements in harness-saddles, whereby the several arts may be easily separated and put together by a person u.nskilled in the a1t of harness-maklng.

My objct is t0 provide a harness-saddle in whieh the pad is 11013 formed 011 the skirt or 011 the saddle, bat on aseparate and independe11t back 01 housing, and which is especially adapted t0 receive the nut-plate earryingnuts for the terrets and loop-studs which fasten tl1e several parts together.

The accompanying drawings illustrate n1y in1 rention.

Figure 1 represents a vertica1 section of my saddle. Fig. 2 is an elevation 0f the several parts forming 0ne half of the saddle. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of 0ne 0f ehe pads. Fig. 4 is a view 0f the under side 0f the nutplate Like lettcrs refer to the same parts in all Thepad a is made upon and stitched t0 an independent back, b. Said back is designed to be 0r11amental in form and appearance, a11d forms a 11eat housing. It may be made 0f leather 01 any other suitable maberial. Between the ]1air 01 ot]1er material forming the filling 0f the pad and the back b, I interpose a fa1se backing, r, 01 pasteboard or other oheap material of 1ike nature, the purpose being t0 keep the fi11ing of the pad fr0n1 inte1fering with the insertion of the nut-plate c. Said nut-plate is a thin strip Qf 111etalperf0rat0d t0 receive t11e central portions of nuts d and e, and having 011 its under surface fl'anges f f,

Whi0h engage the wings g g, ordinarily f01111d 011 terret-nuts, and thereby prevent the nuts fr0m turning.

h is the saddle-skirt; i, t11e saddle-tree; k, the che0k-rein hook; l, a metallie swinging 100p, to whieh the Shafb-holder strap m is at- In assembling the several pa1ts formingmy y above-deseribed saddle, the nuts to'receive the threaded shanks of the terret a11d loop-stud are first inserted in p1ate c, being si mply 1aid in place, but not fastened to the p1ate. '1he platze c, carrying the nuts, is 110W inserted througl1'a s1it, s, in between t]1e back b a11d the false back o. Holes t t are made in b, e0rresponding w1't-h the nuts i1 1 platze c. lhe skirt h, having corresponding h01es, 1's 110W 1aid upon back Z), bar n is laid 011 the skirt, and the saddle-treez 011 top ofthe bar, and the who1e fastened together by inserting the threaded shank of the terret through all and screwing it into the nut e. L00p l is 110W put in place and stud p passed through the parts and serewed into 11ut d. The above deseription of 0110 side 01 half of t]1e saddle applies also tothe other side. The several parts may 110W be easi1y separated for repairs 01 oleaning, and put together by 0ne unskilled in the art 0f hamess-making.

YVl1e11 ehe owner 0f a saddle 0f this deseripti011 wishes t0 change the trin11nings, it is only necessary f0r him 130 unscrew the terrets and loop-studs, separate the pads from the rest, and withdraw the plates c, a11d change the 1111ts of the new trimn1ings f01: the 01d, and, replaeing the several parts, screw in the new trimmings.

I (10 110t elaim, broadly, a saddle having removable nuts 01' interchangeable mountings, as such a saddle is .wellknown. Y I claim as my invention- 111 a harnesssaddle, the combination, substantial1y as specified, 0f the following elements, namely: a pair of saddle-pads formed 11p011 a housing separate from t]1e saddle-tree a11d skirts, said housing provided witl1 t]1e slit s ab each side, for the purpose spe'eified, and having the interior fa1se backing, 1', and apair 0f removable nut-plates, c, perforated as specified, and provided with flangesf f, f01 the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH B, SULGROVE. Witnesses:

H. J. SULGROVE, M. M. SULGROVE. 

